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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingo Pavlik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Ushenin's chin.
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173 cm
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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209 cm
22
269 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ushenin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ushenin lands a left and a right that send Pavlik crashing to the mat, dazed. Ushenin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ingo Pavlik has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ushenin forces Pavlik back against the cage and clinches. Ushenin scores with an uppercut up the middle. Come on Ushenin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Pavlik's face as he tries to break the clinch. Ushenin working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ushenin stalling in the clinch.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ushenin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pavlik darts in and clinches Ushenin up against the cage. Ushenin lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pavlik is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin is controlling him. Ushenin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Ushenin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ushenin lands with a short shot to the head. Ushenin digs a right hand into Pavlik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlik's gas tank. Ushenin has Pavlik pressed against the cage, preventing Pavlik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pavlik is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage. Ushenin is working Pavlik over against the cage. Pavlik looks gassed! Ushenin lands with a left to the head. Pavlik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Ushenin lands a nice shot to the body. A body shot lands from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands with a right to the head. Ushenin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A hook to the body from Ushenin.
A shot in the inside from Ushenin. Pavlik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Ushenin on the inside. Pavlik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ushenin leaning his opponent against the cage. Ushenin lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ushenin gets through Pavlik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ushenin lands with a left to the head. Pavlik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pavlik takes a shot to the head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A right hand to the body from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands with a short shot to the head. A short body shot lands from Ushenin as the two fighters clinch.
Ushenin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavlik or not. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A hook to the body from Ushenin.
A short body shot lands from Ushenin as the two fighters clinch.
Ushenin presses Pavlik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ushenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A short right from Ushenin on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ushenin lands a right hand. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ushenin. Ushenin gets through Pavlik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ushenin. A short left from Ushenin. A short uppercut from Ushenin. Ushenin stalls. Ushenin lands with a right to the head. Still in the clinch, Ushenin scores with a nice short uppercut. Come on Ushenin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ushenin digs a right hand underneath Pavlik's ribcage. Pavlik let out a lung full of air as it connected. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ushenin lands a left hand.
Ushenin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlik backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ushenin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ushenin lands with a left to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ushenin.
Pavlik is rocked! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ushenin. Pavlik is still on wobbly legs! Can Ushenin finish him? A short right from Ushenin on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Ushenin.
Ushenin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pavlik to his knees! Ushenin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Ushenin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
87% |
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